Hammering Away (AUS) Horse

Country
Australia
Foal Date
06-Oct-20
Sex
gelding
Colour
chestnut
Sire
Thronum
Prize Money
52100
Owners
B O'Brien, S A Heinze, D T G (Mgr: G E Gurney), J J Brown, D J Hughes, T L O'Brien, C Baas, D B Andriolo, J A Garden, T McFarlane, R Vallario, D Nasr, B A Crilly & P Maione
About

Hammering Away is a 5yo chestnut gelding from Australia, trained by Brett Thompson. He is by the stallion Thronum out of the mare There's Only One. So far he has recorded three wins. On 6th Jun 2025 at Dubbo he secured his most important victory, taking the $30,000 Ch&g Benchmark 58 Handicap. The horse has been a profitable runner for punters, offering a 96% return on investment for anyone who backed him throughout his career.

Raced At
Narromine • Rosehill Gardens • Dubbo • Parkes • Scone • Cowra • Muswellbrook • Canberra Acton
Race Record
Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Narromine 02-Dec-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:45.090 1st Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes ) 2nd I'm Kenough ( A Collins ) 0.62L 3rd Snow Dog ( W Peel ) 1.16LJ Pracey-holmes1 (6)
Rosehill Gardens 16-Aug-25 1300m HEAVY 9 R2 3YO+ CL3 Hcp (of $120,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:18.860, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.850 1st Kranich ( Z T Lloyd 59 ) 2nd Shipshape ( W Stanley 56.5 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.38L 3rd Christa ( J Collett 55.5 ) 1.55L 11th Hammering Away ( A Collett 55.5 ) 5.47L See full resultsA Collett 55.5kg 5.47L11 (14)
Rosehill Gardens 02-Aug-25 1200m HEAVY 10 R3 3YO+ CL3 Hcp $3,500 (of $120,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:13.730, SP: 26.00 In-running: Settled 12th, 800m 12th, 400m 10th Sectionals: 600m 00:36.690 1st Without Parallel ( A Roper 58 , Cd 56 ) 2nd Via Vegas ( T Sherry 55.5 ) 4.87L 3rd Cougars ( A B Collett 58 ) 4.94L 8th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 55.5 ) 10.21L See full resultsJ Pracey-holmes 55.5kg 10.21L8 (13)
Narromine 23-Jun-25 800m GOOD 4 R1 OPEN-TRL, Winning Time: 00:46.150 1st Jet Empress ( J G Stiff ) 2nd Nimble Star ( S K Ingelse ) 0.98L 3rd Bottom Bar ( T Mccarroll ) 1.96L 5th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes ) 4.69LJ Pracey-holmes 4.69L5 (9)
Dubbo 06-Jun-25 1300m SOFT 6 R4 CH&G BM 58 Hcp $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:17.790, SP: 9.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 3rd 1st Hammering Away ( M Bell 61.5 ) 2nd Invasive ( S Llewellyn 62.5 , Cd 61 ) 1.39L 3rd Rolled Gold ( S Grima 56 , Cd 54.5 ) 1.80L See full resultsM Bell 61.5kg1 (11)
Parkes 18-May-25 1200m SOFT 5 R5 CL2 Set Weight $975 (of $30,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:10.660, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 4th, 400m 4th 1st Turned Down ( M Weir 59 ) 2nd Cougars ( J V Overmeire 55.5 ) 0.02L 3rd Shipshape ( N Heywood 59 ) 1.37L 5th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 59 ) 3.52L See full resultsJ Pracey-holmes 59kg 3.52L5 (14)
Dubbo 12-Apr-25 860m GOOD 3 R2 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:50.210 1st I Don't Think So ( B Stower ) 2nd Hammering Away ( L Small ) 2.50L 3rd The Git Up ( J G Stiff ) 3.05LL Small 2.50L2 (8)
Dubbo 02-Nov-24 1200m GOOD 4 R7 CL1 Hcp $13,950 (of $27,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:09.270, SP: 5.50 In-running: Settled 3rd, 800m 3rd, 400m 2nd 1st Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 58.5 ) 2nd Prince Of Sepang ( S Llewellyn 60 , Cd 58 ) 0.15L 3rd Quick Onyx ( C Gallagher 55.5 , Cd 56 ) 2.13L See full resultsJ Pracey-holmes 58.5kg1 (10)
Narromine 19-Oct-24 1200m SOFT 5 R3 CL1 Hcp $2,850 (of $16,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.050, SP: 3.20 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 5th, 400m 6th 1st Rothgate ( K Nestor 58.5 ) 2nd Hammering Away ( C Gallagher 59 ) 0.40L 3rd Moon Zone ( G Mcdonnell 56 ) 2.01L See full resultsC Gallagher 59kg 0.40L2 (9)
Dubbo 04-Oct-24 1000m GOOD 4 R8 CL1 Hcp $825 (of $27,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 00:57.450, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 7th, 800m 7th, 400m 7th 1st Canamble ( J Duggan 56.5 ) 2nd The Mooch ( M Weir 55 ) 0.52L 3rd Quick Onyx ( C Gallagher 55.5 , Cd 56.5 ) 1.11L 5th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 58 ) 2.31L See full resultsJ Pracey-holmes 58kg 2.31L5 (12)
Scone 11-Sep-24 900m GOOD 4 R12 OPEN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.720 1st Beyond My Ken ( C Reith ) 2nd Super Story ( E Drew ) 0.24L 3rd Call Me Terry ( A Morgan ) 0.39L 4th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 0 ) 0.67LJ Pracey-holmes 0 0.67L4 (5)
Cowra 04-Mar-24 1375m GOOD 4 R2 CL1 Hcp (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:25.400, SP: 12.00 In-running: Settled 2nd, 800m 2nd, 400m 2nd 1st Rangatira ( P Boudvillain 58 ) 2nd Shadesofmidnight ( M A Cahill 55 ) 1.76L 3rd Oneofthetwelve ( H G Williams 58.5 ) 3.46L 11th Hammering Away ( N Heywood 59 ) 9.53L See full resultsN Heywood 59kg 9.53L11 (11)
Dubbo 05-Feb-24 1200m GOOD 4 R5 CL1 Hcp (of $27,000) Barrier 9, Winning Time: 01:10.680, SP: 31.00 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Palazzo Prince ( C Hillier 58.5 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Wasted Days ( M A Cahill 57.5 ) 0.06L 3rd Fantasy Crowned ( K Bell-pitomac 57.5 ) 0.32L 12th Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 57.5 ) 7.36L See full resultsJ Pracey-holmes 57.5kg 7.36L12 (12)
Cowra 21-Jan-24 1200m GOOD 4 R3 Mdn Hcp $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:11.010, SP: 4.60 In-running: Settled 1st, 800m 1st, 400m 1st 1st Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes 57.5 ) 2nd The Git Up ( R Simpson 55 ) 1.13L 3rd Flying Dubawi ( M Heagney 55 ) 1.82L See full resultsJ Pracey-holmes 57.5kg1 (9)
Muswellbrook 10-Jan-24 900m SOFT 6 R11 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.170 1st My Mate Kate ( D K Mclellan ) 2nd Hammering Away ( J Pracey-holmes ) 0.40L 3rd Full Commitment ( S Mcdonough ) 4.44LJ Pracey-holmes 0.40L2 (6)
Canberra Acton 21-Nov-23 900m SYNTHETIC R2 MDN-BT, Winning Time: 00:53.200 1st Give Me Joy ( P Boudvillain 0 ) 2nd Grins ( Q Krogh 0 ) 1.38L 3rd Shine Like It Does ( J I Jnr 0 ) 4.20L 4th Hammering Away ( B Owen 0 ) 6.09LB Owen 0 6.09L4 (7)
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